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URSS returns to Lamar Speedway this weekend

                                                                                                                                                 The excitement is building in southeast Colorado as the Rebels of the United Rebel Sprint Series prepare to make a return trip to Lamar Speedway in Lamar, Colo.

Track President Kelley Morris was looking forward to the Rebels taking on the 3/8-mile dirt oval at 7 p.m. Mountain time Saturday night.

“They were here the very first show when we reopened Lamar Speedway three years ago,” Morris said. “We had a good number of Kansas cars come out, about 20 of them. The Colorado cars all got snowed in that time. Hopefully we'll have a fairly large group of Colorado cars this time.”

The Rebels have raced only two times in Lamar. In 2007, Ken Lutters won the feature at Prowers County Motorsports Park. In 2010, the last time the URSS competed in Lamar, Ty Williams won at the newly named Lamar Speedway.

“We had them here three years ago, and I hope we have a good number of them this year,” Morris said.      Click here for more

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Herbert Handles United Rebel Sprint Cars at DCRP!

Lonnie Wheatley, DODGE CITY, Kan. (May 11, 2013) – Brian Herbert made the most of an opportunity to race in front of his home town crowd by driving to victory lane in Saturday night’s 25-lap United Rebel Sprint Series feature event atop the 3/8-mile Dodge City Raceway Park clay oval.

Herbert, the defending series champion, took the lead away from Jerry Caldwell on the third round then held off his chasers in the final laps through traffic for his first win of the year.

“I was a little concerned there, I didn’t have any way of knowing if anyone was close or not there at the end,” Herbert commented.    click here for the rest of the story

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Jeff Radcliffe Grabs Second Win At Elmwood Park Speedway 

The Heartland Sprint Series made its third appearance at the famed half mile oval in Norton Kansas and the ‘Hill City Hot Shoe’ Jeff Radcliffe motored his way to the win. Several of the regular Heartland Sprint Series drivers including North Platte racers Tom Belsky and Tommy Williams as well as McCook’s Darren Berry missed the show due to several incidents the previous weekend races.

Oberlin Kansas driver Aaron Ploussard led the field to the green with Howard VanDyke jumping to lead with Norton Kansas’s Ron Hadley, Radcliffe, Mike Madden and Ploussard rounding out the top five after the first circuit. VanDyke started to open up the lead over second place Hadley as he used the high side to his advantage. Radcliffe was inching his way up on the second running Hadley as the pair kept the leader in their sights. Radcliffe made the pass for the runner up spot on lap five.

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Radcliffe motors to URSS win at Lexington

LEXINGTON, Neb. — This time, lap traffic wasn't going to stop Jeff Radcliffe. 

The Hill City Hotshoe made his way through the traffic and grabbed the win at Dawson County Raceway on Sunday night in Lexington, Neb. 

A night earlier, Radcliffe got passed by Luke Cranston in lap traffic, but this time Radcliffe picked and chose his passing lanes perfectly en route to the win. 

“When I got into lap traffic, it was a lot easier than the night before,” Radcliffe said. “I could pass them one at a time.” 

Radcliffe started sixth while Mark Walinder held the lead during the early portion of the race before the Hill City driver made his way to the front.   click here for more

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Dazzling move helps Cranston win John Keenan Memorial

OBERLIN, Kan. — It was a move people were talking about after the race and even a day later. 

And the move Luke Cranston put on Jeff Radcliffe and lap traffic propelled him to another United Rebel Sprint Series victory Saturday night at the John Keenan Memorial race at Decatur County Speedway in Oberlin. 

Radcliffe had the top spot as he and Cranston entered lap traffic. But when the front-runners approached three lap cars, Cranston made a nifty move to take the lead. 

“I dove under him and a lap car, and I made it work somehow,” Cranston said. “It was one of those things where I wasn't sure it was going to work.” 

The move helped seal the win for Cranston.  click here for more 

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Crane wins first URSS feature

LIBERAL, Kan. — For a few seconds, there was a feeling of deja vu for Barry Crane.

The race was shaping up like the early season race a year earlier. He was leading the pack and coming up on lap traffic. That night ended with a vicious wreck that destroyed his sprint car and ended his 2012 season.

On Saturday night, though, things went differently, and Crane piloted his United Rebel Sprint Series sprint car into victory lane — capturing his first URSS career victory.

“It was a nice way to start off, especially with the way we started off last year,” Crane said.

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Luke Cranston Takes The Win At Elmwood Park Speedway    

The Heartland Sprint Series rolled back into Norton Kansas Saturday to
complete the rain shortened March 30th inaugural event after Mother Nature
called the program just as the first heat race was completed. Sixteen teams
made the haul to the historic half mile oval with Plains Kansas's Luke
Cranston claiming the victory.
 

 

Cranston lead the field to the green flag and jumped to the lead as Ty
Williams vaulted from his fourth starting position to grab the runner-up
spot. With Koby Walters, Jake Bubak and Howard VanDyke rounding out the top
five at the end of lap one. Bubak took over the third position from Walters
on lap two.  Click here for more
 

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Jeff Radcliffe Claims Convincing Win At Elmwood Park Speedway

The Heartland Sprint Series drivers hit big half mile at Elmwood Park
Speedway Saturday night Jeff Radcliffe drove away from the competition to
claim the victory.  An overflow night of racing caused the racing surface to
slick off making track position a premium and The "Hill City Hot Shoe" made
the most of his outside front starting position to grab the 20 lap caution
free win.

Koby Walters led the field to the green with outside pole-sitter Jeff
Radcliffe jumping into the lead with Walters, Zach Blurton, Tom Belsky and
Jake Bubak rounding out the top five after lap one. Bubak and Darren Berry
quickly making their way past Belsky on lap two.  Click here for more

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Darren Berry Takes McCook Speedway 

United Rebel Sprint Series/

Heartland Sprint Series Season Opener

The Heartland Sprint Series made their 2013 debut at McCook Speedway and it
didn't take long for the fans to experience the thrills and spills of Open
Wheeled Sprint Cars. Twelve Cars checked in for the night's action on the
3/8's mile oval with McCook Nebraska's own Darren Berry grabbing the win.

The 20 lap Feature got off to a rocky start as Norton Kansas's Ron Hadley
led the field to the green flag, after two attempts were called off the
third time was the charm as Darren Berry took advantage of his outside front
starting spot to jump to the lead. But the race was quickly red flagged as
North Platte's John Webster jumped the cushion and left the track in turns
one and two flipping into the catch fence ending his evening.
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